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New Delhi: The NCERT has recommended opening schools in minority populated areas and giving their culture due representation in curriculum to address various problems like discrimination and harassment of minority community children.
The council has also recommended sensitisation of all teachers to issues of cultural and religious diversity, especially in relation to religious minorities.
"Children of minorities at times find the prayers in the school assemblies and picture of Gods and Goddesses on the walls alien to them as unfriendly environment.
"Sometimes comments on food habits are found to be offensive by one or the other community. Some of the community members may find different uniform as undesirable," it said.
It recommended that due representation of minorities culture in curriculum and pedagogical processes.
Urdu medium schools should be established in Muslim concentrated areas where the language is likely to be the mother tongue of children, the manual said.
"Ensure option of learning Urdu as a second language and availability of Urdu teachers in such schools," it said.